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Updated March 16, 2009 12:01 a.m. ET

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Shoveling Wealth

To the Editor: The March 2 editorial ("Needed: Brainpower, Not Shovels") wasn't convincing. The current depression was caused by a gigantic failure of the free market. Without government intervention, an inexorable downward spiraling of the economy is likely. Money spent for infrastructure will benefit predominantly private industry, including producers of heavy machinery and diesel engines. But it won't solve other problems.

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